The number of new Covid infections across Greater Manchester is continuing to fall at a rapid rate. All 10 boroughs have seen a fall in infection rates with fewer people requiring hospital treatment as well.
06.04.2022 - 15:05 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
National Insurance payments have increased for millions of workers across the UK today. The money raised by the 1.25 percentage point increase will be spent on the NHS, health and social care in the UK.
According to the Department for Health, the number of people waiting for elective care in England has risen from 4.4 million before the pandemic to six million. Boris Johnson said the manifesto-breaking tax hike is a “necessary, fair and responsible” way of raising funds for the "biggest catch-up programme in the NHS’ history".
The tax rise could raise £39 billion over the next three years, helping to reduce NHS backlogs which have been exacerbated by the coronavirus crisis. The extra cash will reduce waiting times and deliver millions more scans, tests and operations, according to the government.
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Health secretary Sajid Javid justified the tax increase, arguing that funding health and social care through borrowing would not just be “economically wrong” but also “morally wrong”. “The choice for us as a country is we either put that money in ourselves now, and if we don’t do it ourselves, we will have to borrow it," he said. "And that is mortgaging the future of our children and our grandchildren."
Here's everything you need to know about the changes to National Insurance rates and thresholds, how they will affect your paycheck and how you might be able to reduce your payments.
The amount of National Insurance (NI) you pay depends on your salary, and you don't pay anything until you hit the primary threshold. Employees currently have to pay NI on annual earnings above £9,880.
However, the threshold will change
The number of new Covid infections across Greater Manchester is continuing to fall at a rapid rate. All 10 boroughs have seen a fall in infection rates with fewer people requiring hospital treatment as well.
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